diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php b/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php
index 54c3b9caa1..a8c74bd9dd 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/lib/proxy.php
@@ -349,7 +349,10 @@ class Proxy extends \OC_FileProxy {
 		$fileInfo = false;
 		// get file info from database/cache if not .part file
 		if (!Helper::isPartialFilePath($path)) {
+			$proxyState = \OC_FileProxy::$enabled;
+			\OC_FileProxy::$enabled = false;
 			$fileInfo = $view->getFileInfo($path);
+			\OC_FileProxy::$enabled = $proxyState;
 		}
 
 		// if file is encrypted return real file size
diff --git a/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php b/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php
index 1738955d1a..1f4f14d7fe 100644
--- a/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php
+++ b/apps/files_encryption/lib/stream.php
@@ -491,7 +491,8 @@ class Stream {
 		if (
 				$this->meta['mode'] !== 'r' &&
 				$this->meta['mode'] !== 'rb' &&
-				$this->size > 0
+				$this->size > 0 &&
+				$this->unencryptedSize > 0
 		) {
 
 			// only write keyfiles if it was a new file